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Social issues & benefits of the NPPF

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What are the social benefits & issues of NPPF?Presentation to HBF Annual Planning Conference 11th September 2012 Saffron Woodcraft

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Social Life is a new venture set up in 2012, with a strongheritage.

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We continue to build neighbourhoods that fail to thrive asflourishing communities and struggle finding ways to revivefailing areas.

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We believe we can learn from both the mistakes, and thehopes, of the past.

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What is social sustainability?“A process for creating sustainable, successfulplaces that promote wellbeing, by understandingwhat people need from the places they live andwork. Social sustainability combines design of thephysical realm with design of the social world –infrastructure to support social and cultural life,social amenities, systems for citizen engagementand space for people and places to evolve.”Source: Social Life, Design for Social Sustainability: a practical framework for buildingcommunities, 2012.

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Reasons for optimism:1. Emphasis on housing need2. Focus on social dimensions of sustainable development3. Local plans and community influence

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NPPF: “A social role”“ … supporting strong, vibrant and healthycommunities, by providing the supply ofhousing required to meet the needs ofpresent and future generations; and bycreating a high quality built environment,with accessible local services that reflectthe community’s needs and support itshealth, social and cultural well-being”Source: NPPF 2012, p2

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1. Housing & strong, cohesive communities"Integration is achieved whenneighbourhoods, families and individualscome together on issues that matter tothem, and so we are committed torebalancing activity from centrally led tolocally led action and from the public tothe voluntary and private sectors.”Source: Creating the conditions for integration, 2012, Department for Communities andLocal Government

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2. Putting social sustainability into practice• Social sustainability is complex and context specific• Requires more than provision of community facilities• Practical tools and resources not yet available?

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3. Supporting neighbourhood planning• Presumption in favour of SD• Support for communities to plan?• Capacity within local authorities?